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1 Kings 5:1-6

1And Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצ֤וֹרTzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650unto SolomonH8010;for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that they had anointedמָשְׁח֥וּma.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in the room of his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1:for Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438was everH3117a loverאֹהֵ֗ב'o.HevH157of Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

2And SolomonH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Thou knowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045how that Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1couldיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201not buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430forמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the warsהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421which were about him on every sideסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437,until the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putתֵּת־tet-H5414them under the solesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of his feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.liH7272.

4But now the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430hath given me restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117on every sideH5439, so that there isneither adversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854nor evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451occurrentפֶּ֥גַעPe.ga'H6294.

5And, behold, I purposeאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,as the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thy sonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121,whom I will setאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414upon thy throneכִּסְאֶ֔ךָkis.'E.khaH3678in thy room, he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129an houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

6Now therefore commandצַוֵּה֩tza.VehH6680thou that they hewוְיִכְרְתוּ־ve.yikh.re.tu-H3772me cedar treesאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730out of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;and my servantsוַֽעֲבָדַי֙va.'a.va.DaiH5650shall be with thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650:and unto thee will I giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414hireוּשְׂכַ֤רu.se.KharH7939for thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to all that thou shalt appointתֹּאמֵ֑רto.MerH559:for thou knowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that there isnot among us anyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that can skillיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045to hewלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772timberעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086like unto the Sidoniansכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ka.tzi.do.NimH6722.

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